Question 1

Social studies questions arise from a child's natural exploration of the world that begins at birth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

National standards in social studies were described in 1994 under a set of ten themes that:

Accepted Answer

A)  are addressed each year from kindergarten through twelfth grade. 
B)  focus on the basic theme of culture and adding a new theme each year as students progress through the grade levels. 
C)  are very specific sets of important individuals and events that students must study to be knowledgeable citizens. 
D)  are mostly appropriate when taught in the middle school and not very appropriate for the elementary the grades. 
A)  are addressed each year from kindergarten through twelfth grade. 
B)  focus on the basic theme of culture and adding a new theme each year as students progress through the grade levels. 
C)  are very specific sets of important individuals and events that students must study to be knowledgeable citizens. 
D)  are mostly appropriate when taught in the middle school and not very appropriate for the elementary the grades. A

Question 3

Which of the following social studies areas does NCLB legislation identify as social studies knowledge important to teach?

Accepted Answer

A)  Eeconomics, careers, history, and global studies 
B)  History, government, geography, and economics 
C)  Government, civics, history, and geography 
D)  Civics, government, personal development, and history 
A)  Eeconomics, careers, history, and global studies 
B)  History, government, geography, and economics 
C)  Government, civics, history, and geography 
D)  Civics, government, personal development, and history C

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a way in which technology can change the social studies class?

Accepted Answer

A)  Students expand control over their own learning. 
B)  Students become highly involved in separating opinion from knowledge. 
C)  Students see teachers as having great knowledge about topics being studied. 
D)  Teachers aid students in becoming seekers of information. 
A)  Students expand control over their own learning. 
B)  Students become highly involved in separating opinion from knowledge. 
C)  Students see teachers as having great knowledge about topics being studied. 
D)  Teachers aid students in becoming seekers of information.

Question 5

Which activity described below gives students the greatest control of a lesson?

Accepted Answer

A)  Students answer questions the author of the textbook thinks are important to know about England. 
B)  Students decide which colors and symbols to use when making a map of their state. 
C)  Students make a map of their neighborhood showing the places they think are most important to include on the map. 
D)  Students look at a group of pictures of England and tell their teacher ten things they observed. 
A)  Students answer questions the author of the textbook thinks are important to know about England. 
B)  Students decide which colors and symbols to use when making a map of their state. 
C)  Students make a map of their neighborhood showing the places they think are most important to include on the map. 
D)  Students look at a group of pictures of England and tell their teacher ten things they observed.

Question 6

The NCSS Standards clearly state that social studies is not rooted in a single discipline, but is multidisciplinary in its content.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Content from the humanities, the arts, and biological and physical sciences contribute to the knowledge base of social studies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

It is through encountering problems that are not easily answered from existing knowledge that students come to understand new ideas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Perhaps the most used curriculum pattern in social studies in the last 50 years has been:

Accepted Answer

A)  a focus on inquiry into history and the social sciences. 
B)  the expanding environments approach. 
C)  a focus on civic values and participation. 
D)  a focus on character education. 
A)  a focus on inquiry into history and the social sciences. 
B)  the expanding environments approach. 
C)  a focus on civic values and participation. 
D)  a focus on character education.

Question 10

Reports on the kinds of instructional strategies students want to see used in social studies have indicated that students prefer:

Accepted Answer

A)  reading with an opportunity to individually answer questions about that reading. 
B)  frequent research assignments where they can write papers about famous people such as Martin Luther King, Jr. or Jane Adams. 
C)  contests where individual students compete against each other such as a geography bee and a "Who Is This Famous Person?" game. 
D)  group projects and discussions. 
A)  reading with an opportunity to individually answer questions about that reading. 
B)  frequent research assignments where they can write papers about famous people such as Martin Luther King, Jr. or Jane Adams. 
C)  contests where individual students compete against each other such as a geography bee and a "Who Is This Famous Person?" game. 
D)  group projects and discussions.

Question 11

Pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) is:

Accepted Answer

A)  increased through continuous efforts to learn social studies content. 
B)  increased through learning how students learn and respond to social studies content. 
C)  increased through advanced study. 
D)  increased through membership in professional organizations. 
E)  that all of the above increase PCK. 
A)  increased through continuous efforts to learn social studies content. 
B)  increased through learning how students learn and respond to social studies content. 
C)  increased through advanced study. 
D)  increased through membership in professional organizations. 
E)  that all of the above increase PCK.

Question 12

Which of the following are most likely NOT used by teachers to assist them in establishing their year's instructional units?

Accepted Answer

A)  A favorite topic they know a lot about 
B)  Important celebrations or events that happen in the state or nation 
C)  The scores on student achievement test from last year's class 
D)  Suggestions from students on what they would like to study 
A)  A favorite topic they know a lot about 
B)  Important celebrations or events that happen in the state or nation 
C)  The scores on student achievement test from last year's class 
D)  Suggestions from students on what they would like to study

Question 13

Which is NOT a sound procedure for teaching social studies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Assess students' performance throughout the lesson. 
B)  Present students with a problem and then teach about the knowledge and skills related to the problem. 
C)  Teach students an interesting social studies fact about the United States every day. 
D)  As the year progresses, withdraw your help in learning and encourage students to independently approach their social studies learning. 
A)  Assess students' performance throughout the lesson. 
B)  Present students with a problem and then teach about the knowledge and skills related to the problem. 
C)  Teach students an interesting social studies fact about the United States every day. 
D)  As the year progresses, withdraw your help in learning and encourage students to independently approach their social studies learning.

Question 14

Citizenship is a basic concept in social studies. Citizenship is viewed as:

Accepted Answer

A)  voting regularly and showing support for the political party of your choice. 
B)  attending political debates and contributing money to political organizations. 
C)  actively participating in the community and in local and national decision making. 
D)  making one's community decisions by finding an authority with whom you agree and supporting the statements proposed by that authority figure. 
A)  voting regularly and showing support for the political party of your choice. 
B)  attending political debates and contributing money to political organizations. 
C)  actively participating in the community and in local and national decision making. 
D)  making one's community decisions by finding an authority with whom you agree and supporting the statements proposed by that authority figure.

Question 15

The role elementary and middle school social studies plays in our lives:

Accepted Answer

A)  is one of helping youths to memorize important events in the history of our country and the world. 
B)  is to help students become familiar with a large set of readings that will be useful to them later in life. 
C)  is to help students learn to make the same sorts of judgments their family and community members made when faced with an issue. 
D)  is to help youths understand how and why people act as they do and whether particular behaviors are worthy of adopting. 
A)  is one of helping youths to memorize important events in the history of our country and the world. 
B)  is to help students become familiar with a large set of readings that will be useful to them later in life. 
C)  is to help students learn to make the same sorts of judgments their family and community members made when faced with an issue. 
D)  is to help youths understand how and why people act as they do and whether particular behaviors are worthy of adopting.

Question 16

PCK is a product of:

Accepted Answer

A)  knowledge of social studies content. 
B)  classroom management techniques. 
C)  knowledge of what and how students understand social studies. 
D)  all of the above. 
E)  none of the above. 
A)  knowledge of social studies content. 
B)  classroom management techniques. 
C)  knowledge of what and how students understand social studies. 
D)  all of the above. 
E)  none of the above.

Question 17

A major goal of social studies instruction is to prepare students for success in history and the social sciences when they go to college.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Among the implications for helping students to construct their own knowledge is:

Accepted Answer

A)  students' collection of evidence through interacting with people, objectives, and educational materials. 
B)  the need for students to memorize lots of facts about the topic under study. 
C)  discussion of the pictures and diagrams in the textbook. 
D)  a match between the reading level of the textbook and the students. 
A)  students' collection of evidence through interacting with people, objectives, and educational materials. 
B)  the need for students to memorize lots of facts about the topic under study. 
C)  discussion of the pictures and diagrams in the textbook. 
D)  a match between the reading level of the textbook and the students.

Question 19

Students' conclusions about the world are interpretations based upon their values and those of their families and the communities in which they live.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The problems of the real world in which citizens live and work require thinking about information in separate categories or subjects just as the school curriculum does.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Social studies questions arise from a child's natural exploration of the world that begins at birth.

National standards in social studies were described in 1994 under a set of ten themes that:

Which of the following social studies areas does NCLB legislation identify as social studies knowledge important to teach?

Which of the following is NOT a way in which technology can change the social studies class?

Which activity described below gives students the greatest control of a lesson?

The NCSS Standards clearly state that social studies is not rooted in a single discipline, but is multidisciplinary in its content.

Content from the humanities, the arts, and biological and physical sciences contribute to the knowledge base of social studies.

It is through encountering problems that are not easily answered from existing knowledge that students come to understand new ideas.

Perhaps the most used curriculum pattern in social studies in the last 50 years has been:

Reports on the kinds of instructional strategies students want to see used in social studies have indicated that students prefer:

Pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) is:

Which of the following are most likely NOT used by teachers to assist them in establishing their year's instructional units?

Which is NOT a sound procedure for teaching social studies?

Citizenship is a basic concept in social studies. Citizenship is viewed as:

The role elementary and middle school social studies plays in our lives:

PCK is a product of:

A major goal of social studies instruction is to prepare students for success in history and the social sciences when they go to college.

Among the implications for helping students to construct their own knowledge is:

Students' conclusions about the world are interpretations based upon their values and those of their families and the communities in which they live.

The problems of the real world in which citizens live and work require thinking about information in separate categories or subjects just as the school curriculum does.

How Do Students Engage in Powerful and Meaningful Social Studies

How Are Social Studies Inquiry Skills Learned

How Are Social Studies Concepts and Generalizations Developed

How Do Students Develop Leadership in Democratic and Global Societies

What Is Social Studies Contribution to Global Education

How Do Teachers Use and Manage Social Studies Instructional Strategies Effectively

How Are Powerful and Meaningful Social Studies Unites Constructed

Helping Students Relate to Individuals and Communities

How Can I Involve All Students in Meaningful Social Studies

Helping Students Interpret History

How Do I Engage Students in Interpreting the Earth and Its People Through Geography

How Do I Assist Students in Making Economic Decisions

How Do I Teacher Students to Learn Through Multiple Assessment and Evaluation

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Exam 1: What Is Powerful and Meaningful Social Studies

Social studies questions arise from a child's natural exploration of the world that begins at birth.

National standards in social studies were described in 1994 under a set of ten themes that:

Which of the following social studies areas does NCLB legislation identify as social studies knowledge important to teach?

Which of the following is NOT a way in which technology can change the social studies class?

Which activity described below gives students the greatest control of a lesson?

The NCSS Standards clearly state that social studies is not rooted in a single discipline, but is multidisciplinary in its content.

Content from the humanities, the arts, and biological and physical sciences contribute to the knowledge base of social studies.

It is through encountering problems that are not easily answered from existing knowledge that students come to understand new ideas.

Perhaps the most used curriculum pattern in social studies in the last 50 years has been:

Reports on the kinds of instructional strategies students want to see used in social studies have indicated that students prefer:

Pedagogical content knowledge (PCK) is:

Which of the following are most likely NOT used by teachers to assist them in establishing their year's instructional units?

Which is NOT a sound procedure for teaching social studies?

Citizenship is a basic concept in social studies. Citizenship is viewed as:

The role elementary and middle school social studies plays in our lives:

PCK is a product of:

A major goal of social studies instruction is to prepare students for success in history and the social sciences when they go to college.

Among the implications for helping students to construct their own knowledge is:

Students' conclusions about the world are interpretations based upon their values and those of their families and the communities in which they live.

The problems of the real world in which citizens live and work require thinking about information in separate categories or subjects just as the school curriculum does.

How Do Students Engage in Powerful and Meaningful Social Studies

How Are Social Studies Inquiry Skills Learned

How Are Social Studies Concepts and Generalizations Developed

How Do Students Develop Leadership in Democratic and Global Societies

What Is Social Studies Contribution to Global Education

How Do Teachers Use and Manage Social Studies Instructional Strategies Effectively

How Are Powerful and Meaningful Social Studies Unites Constructed

Helping Students Relate to Individuals and Communities

How Can I Involve All Students in Meaningful Social Studies

Helping Students Interpret History

How Do I Engage Students in Interpreting the Earth and Its People Through Geography

How Do I Assist Students in Making Economic Decisions

How Do I Teacher Students to Learn Through Multiple Assessment and Evaluation

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